Xabilon Font

Xabilon is a handwritten font made by Glorytype (2021). It has a casual, written-with-a-pen look that makes designs feel personal. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Xabilon Font Details

• Designer: Glorytype
• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Handwritten font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 243
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and stylistic alternates
• Extra characters: 9 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.00
• Download: Free ZIP (63.6 KB) with one OTF file

What You Can Type With Xabilon

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Xabilon is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. Common punctuation such as &, !, ? and @ is included as well. It also has the accented letters you need for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Xabilon

Xabilon has stylistic alternates built in as OpenType features. In Illustrator and InDesign, open the Glyphs panel (Window > Type) and select a letter to see its alternates. In Photoshop, use Window > Glyphs. Figma shows them under the text settings as OpenType features. Canva and Cricut Design Space can't reach OpenType alternates, so for those, set the word in a desktop app first and import it as an SVG. Another 9 alternates are stored as separate characters, so you can copy them from Character Map on Windows or Font Book on a Mac and paste them anywhere, including Cricut Design Space and Canva. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Xabilon Works Best

Think of Xabilon for greeting cards, journal pages and friendly social posts. Its lowercase letters are small compared to the capitals, so set it a size or two bigger than usual. Set it a bit larger than you would a normal text font. Handwriting styles lose their charm once they get too small to read comfortably.

More Fonts by Glorytype

DafontStyle has 28 more fonts by Glorytype. Here are a few:

• Sonesta Font
• Hotwarthe Font
• Gabriela Smithasa Font
• Twilight Cresttale Font
• Bright Rose Font
• Phorenix Dashtime Font

Xabilon Font FAQs

Is Xabilon font free to download?

Yes. You can download Xabilon for free from this page: free ZIP (63.6 KB) with one OTF file. Free to download doesn't always mean free for business use, so check the license section on this page before you use it in anything you sell.

Who designed Xabilon font?

Xabilon was designed by Glorytype. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2021. DafontStyle has 28 more fonts by Glorytype, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Xabilon on Windows or Mac?

Extract the ZIP file, then open the font file inside it. Click Install on Windows or Install Font on a Mac. The ZIP contains OTF files, which work on Windows, Mac and in every major design app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Xabilon.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Xabilon?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 9 are separate characters you can copy from Character Map (Windows) or Font Book (Mac) and paste into any app, Cricut and Canva included.

Can I use Xabilon in Canva and Cricut?

Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts.

Does Xabilon support accented letters?

Yes. Xabilon includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with Xabilon?

A plain sans serif like Open Sans or Poppins makes a good partner for any longer text around it.